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  1. Re:Riled up and not a kook. on Can We Test the Speed of Light Using 'Lensing' from Supernovae? (arxiv.org) · · Score: 1

    BRAVO!!

  2. Re:Isn't this how science works? on DARPA Is Researching Quantized Inertia, a Theory Many Think Is Pseudoscience (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    I don't think that this is quite how science works.

    Theories are not proposed; hypothoses are.

    Thus, in general, theories are not in question, but they can always be improved through further observation. Of course, paradigm shifts overturn theories, but such instances are rare.

  3. Re:Classic problem with computer science educators on Former Students Say Steve Wozniak's $13,200 Coding Bootcamp Is 'Broken' and Sometimes Links To Wikipedia (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    I really have no idea what you are talking about. Maybe we are talking past one another.

    If your point is trivial, i.e., one good teacher does not make all teachers good, well, then, I agree, and I did not offer my experience as a contradiction to the rule that you established above.

    But I also think there are some people who do things for the love the material, and not for material gain. Which is to say, economics does not destroy the possibility that some people end up as good teachers in fields that would pay better elsewise.

  4. Re:Classic problem with computer science educators on Former Students Say Steve Wozniak's $13,200 Coding Bootcamp Is 'Broken' and Sometimes Links To Wikipedia (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Did you read my post? We learned all about algorithms, which are pretty much platform or hardware agnostic. I still think that way. What a better education could one get?

  5. Re:Classic problem with computer science educators on Former Students Say Steve Wozniak's $13,200 Coding Bootcamp Is 'Broken' and Sometimes Links To Wikipedia (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    My CS teacher in 1985 was a math teacher who was into computers as a hobby, but into algorithms with a passion. One of my favourite classes ever, and it still influences me ...

  6. There is absolutely no "mystery" here.

  7. No - that explanation is to make the tech sound innocuous. The real use is government and police surveillance.

  8. Re:It's another story about the academic journals on Why Thousands of AI Researchers Are Boycotting the New Nature Journal (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I want to get in before the ignorant people who defend these slimeballs. The academic journal publishers add literally zero value. They don't edit, they don't pay authors or reviewers (usually authors pay)--all they do is print the author's PDFs and bundle them into a magazine, then hold the copyright themselves and lock down the knowledge until the heat death of the universe.

    I have no idea if you are correct about Nature (as there is no Nature journal in my field), but I have written for many journals and presses and not once has one ever simply re-printed my PDF.

  9. Re:Cheating is stupid on Some YouTube Stars Are Being Paid To Sell Academic Cheating (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    You can take engineering at community college.

    I can give you a list of CC engineering programs with calculus courses.

  10. Re:Cheating is stupid on Some YouTube Stars Are Being Paid To Sell Academic Cheating (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    Engineering arguably does not belong at a university, unlike math. And every student should be forced to take math.

  11. Re:Cheating is stupid on Some YouTube Stars Are Being Paid To Sell Academic Cheating (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    You should not be at university if your interest is simply engineering, but rather a trade school.

  12. Re:Cheating is stupid on Some YouTube Stars Are Being Paid To Sell Academic Cheating (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    As if engineering has nothing to do with entertainment, and literature nothing to do with saving lives.

    It is a shame that your education has stultified you so much.

  13. Actually, I write books - and let me tell you - good PDFs separate the front matter from the main matter, so, for instance, p. ii on the pdf shows up as p. ii in the client, and, p. 10 as p. 10. This is necessary: a book's index can be generated automatically through such software as Index Generator. (Of course, only a poor book would have such an index, but IG is still an incredibly helpful tool for checking the consistency and completion of index entries).

  14. Why can't someone happily be involved in not being practical?

  15. Re:Why is the Chinese government so paranoid anywa on Airbnb To Share Information With Authorities On Guests In China (gizmodo.co.uk) · · Score: 1

    I's not paranoia; its total control.

    This is same reason that the American State Dept. wants to know everything about the online life of those wishing American visas.

    My immediate response is that Airbnb should not do business in China, but it's only a matter of time before this requirement is internationally standard.

  16. Re:Enough is enough on US To Seek Social Media Details From All Visa Applicants (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2

    Ok, what is your name, twitter handle, and phone number?

  17. Re: Pressured to proceed despite poor test results on Uber's Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona Crash (nytimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I have never will never used Uber. I also have never owned a car. Car-sharing, public transportation, and bikes have been enough for me. As for disruption, I am willing to bet that Uber will disappear before public transportation does. Disruption cannot be an absolute model.

  18. Surely everyone on /. knows that this is an (apocryphal) joke.

  19. Lou Reed was right on Can Electricity Travel Through Space on Astrophysical Jets? (mdpi.com) · · Score: 1

    Electricity comes from other planets.

  20. The other half did not look up from their screens on Nearly Half of Parents Worry Their Child Is Addicted To Mobile Devices, Study Finds (usatoday.com) · · Score: 1

    We learn from those around us ...

  21. McDonalds, for instance, has long been trying to remove any skill from any of its restaurant jobs. The cash registers even have pictures of the "food" on them.

  22. I play competetive baseball on Why Do Left-Handers Excel at Certain Elite Sports But Not Others? (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    The answer is simple. Somebody is throwing a very fast thing at you. It looks very different when this comes from a lefty, since most of the time it comes from a righty. This is true for the batter, the catcher (I do both), and the umpire. Sure, you can say that it because the batter (etc.) has no time to react. But this is simply to repeat what I said above, but in a temporal fashion.

    This is on slashdot why?

  23. So, how does he expect to be understood by the French? In code?

  24. Re:You mean U.S.A.'s first dark sky preserve on Idaho Wants To Establish America's First 'Dark Sky Preserve' (idahostatesman.com) · · Score: 1

    Manitoulin Island is also a Dark Sky Preserve, and it's VERY close to Michigan.

    I was there this summer and took great pix of the Milky Way.

  25. I had never heard of a bodega in this context of a convenience store until I moved to the east coast.